Had a lovely time tonight at @parnassusbooks.bsky.social with horror champion librarian Becky Spratford and her guests @rachelharrison.bsky.social & @almakatsu.bsky.social discussing Becky's new essay collection WHY I LOVE HORROR! These back-row photos aren't very sharp but the ladies certainly are!

Today's post is @libraryjournal.bsky.social's Audio in Depth. Oh and also photos from the WHY I LOVE HORROR event with @rachelharrison.bsky.social and @almakatsu.bsky.social. raforall.blogspot.com/2025/09/audi...

And I got to introduce @rachelharrison.bsky.social as a NYT Bestselling author!!! I am so happy for her! She is the 5th author from my book to make the list this calendar year! Horror is taking over. You can come see me and many of the authors from the book: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/why-...

Thank you to @parnassusbooks.bsky.social for a great night of why we love horror. @almakatsu.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social @igreggreene.bsky.social (photos) @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social

Check this out tonight on @purgatorymedia.bsky.social our own Viggy talks to @rachelharrison.bsky.social! #booksky 💙📚🩸 #baddolls #sothirsty #purgatorymedia substack.com/profile/2556...

On the general blog- the WHY I LOVE HORROR book tour begins @parnassusbooks.bsky.social books w/ @almakatsu.bsky.social and @rachelharrison.bsky.social. Plus, listen to me and @malloryomeara.bsky.social chat on Reading Glasses. Link and details are here: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/09/toda...

It’s giving bad bitch 💜💜💜

It feels like a win whenever I see a horror author make the New York Times bestseller list but this? This is everything. This is a victory. Take your lap RACHEL HARRISON.

Was checking to make sure I’d read all of @rachelharrison.bsky.social ‘s books this year (I had) and saw this! I get to read 9 of her books next year!

Fantastic person. Fantastic author. As of today, NY Times Bestseller for “Play Nice!” Loved hearing @rachelharrison.bsky.social speak for an hour and meet her afterwards. Congrats!

So I’m a NYTimes bestselling author… 12 is my new favorite number 😭😭😭

WHY I LOVE HORROR edited by the incredible @raforall.bsky.social offers a sneak peak behind the curtain of modern horror fiction, with essays from Clay McLeod Chapman, Rachel Harrison, Hailey Piper, and Stephen Graham Jones (to name a few). Pick up a copy on 9/23 from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social :)

Never forget we Lovee Hailey in this household and your household should too.

BIG HAPPY FEELINGS!!! Thank you thank you thank you thank youuuuuuu!!!! 🥰💕😈💅

finally, the September shopping list is live! new books from @almakatsu.bsky.social @brianmcwriter.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @sarahgailey.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @tkingfisher.com @brackenmacleod.bsky.social @bitterkarella.bsky.social & MANY more!

Hey hey! Look who showed up at the Library!!! Pumped to have @rachelharrison.bsky.social’s new one, Play Nice, on our shelves :)

WHY I LOVE HORROR explores all the reasons with love the genre, compiled by @raforall.bsky.social with essays from all your fave horror icons, including @sgj.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, @rachelharrison.bsky.social, & @tananarivedue.bsky.social — out 9/23! www.instagram.com/reel/DOqx51J...

It was so much fun. This is is my favorite photo from Friday. I guess it's the odd eccentricity of commotion...because I'M an odd eccentricity of commotion.

First up, FIEND by @almakatsu.bsky.social. My glowing LJ review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Also I will be appearing with Alma and @rachelharrison.bsky.social (who are in my book) to celebrate all of our new books this Thurs @parnassusbooks.bsky.social: parnassusbooks.net/event/2025-0...

YO YO YO WHAT UPPP LOOK AT ALL THE NEW STOCK THAT'S GONNA BE AVAILABLE AT THE SHOP THIS WEEK HELLLLL YEAH BABY C'MON DOWN AND BUY ALL THESE SEXY ASS PHYSICAL ASSEMBLAGES OF WORD PILES!!!!! U CAN ALSO SHOP AT GHOULISH.RIP IF UR TOO SCARED TO CUM TO THE SHOP IRL!!!!!

Thank you Spotify!!

Swell time last night at Manhattan's Strand bookstore launching the latest work (PLAY NICE) from the great @rachelharrison.bsky.social. Satanic interview w/Nat Cassidy and Clay McCleod Chapman (pretty formidable scribes themselves), followed by Q & A. No better way to usher in Halloween!

Sometimes you just need to treat yourself with a new book & signing by one of your favorite authors and explore a local town like a tourist. Today was a good day y'all. Can't wait to read Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social next!

Just finished Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social, tore through it in less than 24 hours, could not stop. Love love loved it. ❤️‍🔥

It was a whirlwind 3 days of book events. 9/11 @rachelharrison.bsky.social event, 9/12 Grand opening of Once Upon a Bookstore (Fall River, MA) and 9/13 Spooktastic Book Fair. Nearly 2' of autographed books! (My wallet will punish me later)

So excited to start Play Nice @rachelharrison.bsky.social

Spooky season picks 👻🏠 I’m always here for a new @rachelharrison.bsky.social release. Can’t wait to get her take on the haunted house story #booksky

I'm just about to finish this new release from @rachelharrison.bsky.social I have so many thoughts and baggage associated with the themes that it's hard to express anything but this: you should probably it. 💙📚 🩸📚 #currentlyreading

So Thirsty by @rachelharrison.bsky.social is an exquisite blood tasting that is served with an appetizer of regrettable past, a slice of life-long friendship, a side dish of hilarious misadventure, and ending with a scoop of soft-served vampire violence. A delicious digestif of horror.

It’s Spooky Season and our New in Stock is full to the brim! Get your reading list ready for fall with amazing horror books from @ericlarocca.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social @bitterkarella.bsky.social @manylittlewords.bsky.social & more!

This Thursday, horror fiction luminaries @raforall.bsky.social (WHY I LOVE HORROR), @almakatsu.bsky.social (FIEND), and @rachelharrison.bsky.social (PLAY NICE) converge on @parnassusbooks.bsky.social for an evening of macabre merriment! It's almost full, RSVP now! parnassusbooks.net/event/2025-0...

Really excited about today’s bookmail from @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social & @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social 3 of my favorite authors’ newest offerings coming in on the same day! @claymcleod.bsky.social @jonathanjanz.bsky.social & @rachelharrison.bsky.social

Letting the devil in with Nat Cassidy at The Strand Bookstore for Rachel Harrison’s launch of PLAY NICE. @rachelharrison.bsky.social @natcassidy.bsky.social @strandbookstore.bsky.social

Weekend listeners, don't miss our chat with @rachelharrison.bsky.social! redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

Got to hear the delightful and talented @rachelharrison.bsky.social speak last night at An Unlikely Story. I'm so excited to dive into PLAY NICE that my eyes are glowing demon fire 🤣🔥🤦‍♀️

Home is where the horror is... 😈 PLAY NICE by @rachelharrison.bsky.social is out in the UK today! In this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel, a woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home. Out now! tinyurl.com/4kjjhchh 💜

Nashville folks I hope you have @parnassusbooks.bsky.social on your calendar Sept 18 w/ @raforall.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social We'll get you ready for spooky season

Here's 367D: When Clio’s mom passes away she is forced to deal with the demons of her past – and the one that possessed her childhood home. Rachel Harrison’s PLAY NICE is a unique take on the haunted house. @rachelharrison.bsky.social @berkleypub.bsky.social turnthepage.blubrry.net/2025/09/11/t...

NEW EPISODE: @rachelharrison.bsky.social joins the show to talk about her new novel, PLAY NICE, and we dive into all things THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, ghosts, paranormal hoaxes, and much more! LISTEN NOW: redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...

Got it! Chevalier's in LA! 🙌

Happy release day to "Play Nice" by @rachelharrison.bsky.social! Another must-read, that is nothing at all what you might expect - in all of the best ways. Those sensitive to family horror and associated elements be warned! #releaseday #bookreview #thehorrormaven #rachelharrison #booksky

I cannot stress enough how much I love this book. Without any spoilers I just absolutely think you need this book . adding it to a shelf on my heart marked “books that fundamentally changed me. “

Rachel never misses. Pick her new one up ASAP. Haunted Houses, PEOPLE!

Here is a Novel Idea from our panelists for your next good read! @disnerdbob.bsky.social recommends the haunted house tale "Play Nice" by @rachelharrison.bsky.social . Out today September 9, 2025! #books #newbooks @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @berkleypub.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

IT'S HERE! IT'S HERE! Get your hands on PLAY NICE and read it NOW! My 5 Star review: slapdashandsundry.blogspot.com/2025/09/revi...

my bud @rachelharrison.bsky.social is a true buckaroo and has a NEW BOOK OUT TODAY. it is so dang good. get PLAY NICE here www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742649...

Wishing the happiest of book birthdays to @rachelharrison.bsky.social as Play Nice hits shelves! It’s such a remarkable book for so many reasons, and if you only ever take one book rec from me ever, let it be this one!! 🖤

Catch me @rachelharrison.bsky.social & @almakatsu.bsky.social @parnassusbooks.bsky.social books on 9/18. And me, @rachelharrison.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, Grady Hendrix and Victor LaValle at NYPL on 10/7. Details and registration for both are here: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/why-...

Happy pub day to @rachelharrison.bsky.social for PLAY NICE! Looking forward to seeing you Sept. 18th at @parnassusbooks.bsky.social w/ @raforall.bsky.social